ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – On Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m., the Northern State University Department of Music will present a jazz concert.

Performing will be the NSU 1 O’ Clock Jazz Ensemble directed by Instructor of Percussion James McKinney, and the NSU 2’ O Clock Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Grant Manhart.

The date of the concert is near the end of the annual fall bird migration, and “Fly into Jazz” is the theme for this concert. The 2 O’ Clock Jazz Ensemble will perform many jazz tunes that reference birds in the title.

The concert is free and open to the public, and will take place in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.